Linux and Windows System Error Codes

Linux System Error Codes

The following table provides a list of some common Linux system error codes. For a more complete list, see Linux source code.

Number	Macro	Description
1	EPERM	Operation not permitted
2	ENOENT	No such file or directory
3	ESRCH	No such process
4	EINTR	Interrupted system call
5	EIO	I/O error
6	ENXIO	No such device or address
7	E2BIG	Arg list too long
8	ENOEXEC	Exec format error
9	EBADF	Bad file number
10	ECHILD	No child processes
11	EAGAIN	Try again
12	ENOMEM	Out of memory
13	EACCES	Permission denied
14	EFAULT	Bad address
15	ENOTBLK	Block device required
16	EBUSY	Device or resource busy
17	EEXIST	File exists
18	EXDEV	Cross-device link
19	ENODEV	No such device
20	ENOTDIR	Not a directory
21	EISDIR	Is a directory
22	EINVAL	Invalid argument
23	ENFILE	File table overflow
24	EMFILE	Too many open files
25	ENOTTY	Inappropriate ioctl for device
26	ETXTBSY	Text file busy
27	EFBIG	File too large
28	ENOSPC	No space left on device
29	ESPIPE	Illegal seek
30	EROFS	Read-only file system
31	EMLINK	Too many links

Windows System Error Codes

The following table provides a list of some common Windows system error codes. For a complete list, see the Microsoft Web site.

Number	Macro	Description
1	ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION	Incorrect function.
2	ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND	The system cannot find the file specified.
3	ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND	The system cannot find the path specified.
4	ERROR_TOO_MANY_OPEN_FILES	The system cannot open the file.
5	ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED	Access is denied.
6	ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE	The handle is invalid.
7	ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED	The storage control blocks were destroyed.
8	ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY	Not enough storage is available to process this command.
9	ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK	The storage control block address is invalid.
10	ERROR_BAD_ENVIRONMENT	The environment is incorrect.
11	ERROR_BAD_FORMAT	An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
12	ERROR_INVALID_ACCESS	The access code is invalid.
13	ERROR_INVALID_DATA	The data is invalid.
14	ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY	Not enough storage is available to complete this operation.
15	ERROR_INVALID_DRIVE	The system cannot find the drive specified.
16	ERROR_CURRENT_DIRECTORY	The directory cannot be removed.
17	ERROR_NOT_SAME_DEVICE	The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive.
18	ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES	There are no more files.
19	ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT	The media is write protected.
20	ERROR_BAD_UNIT	The system cannot find the device specified.
21	ERROR_NOT_READY	The device is not ready.
22	ERROR_BAD_COMMAND	The device does not recognize the command.
23	ERROR_CRC	Data error (cyclic redundancy check).
24	ERROR_BAD_LENGTH	The program issued a command but the command length is incorrect.
25	ERROR_SEEK	The drive cannot locate a specific area or track on the disk.
26	ERROR_NOT_DOS_DISK	The specified disk or diskette cannot be accessed.
27	ERROR_SECTOR_NOT_FOUND	The drive cannot find the sector requested.
28	ERROR_OUT_OF_PAPER	The printer is out of paper.
29	ERROR_WRITE_FAULT	The system cannot write to the specified device.
30	ERROR_READ_FAULT	The system cannot read from the specified device.
31	ERROR_GEN_FAILURE	A device attached to the system is not functioning.
32	ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION	The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
33	ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION	The process cannot access the file because another process has locked a portion of the file.
34	ERROR_WRONG_DISK	The wrong diskette is in the drive. Insert %2 (Volume Serial Number: %3) into drive %1.
36	ERROR_SHARING_BUFFER_EXCEEDED	Too many files opened for sharing.
38	ERROR_HANDLE_EOF	Reached the end of the file.
39	ERROR_HANDLE_DISK_FULL	The disk is full.
87	ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER	The parameter is incorrect.
112	ERROR_DISK_FULL	The disk is full.
123	ERROR_INVALID_NAME	The file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
1450	ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES	Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service